Industry Filings

November 2004 Filings by Designated Contract Markets (DCMs)

Date of Letter

Date Filed

DCM

Description

11/30/2004

11/30/2004

HEDGESTREET

Rule 12.22(f)(I) - (vi) 
HedgeStreet is amending the Payout Criteria for Natural Gas Inventory Hedgelets.

11/30/2004

11/30/2004

HEDGESTREET

HedgeStreet is revising its fee schedule and imposing a Quarterly Maintenance Fee on inactive Members.

11/30/2004

11/30/2004

CBOT

Grant, through June 30, 2005, temporary trading privileges in CBOT Metals futures to COM Membership Interest holders.

11/30/2004

11/30/2004

NYBOT

Rule 6.10 
Conform Exchange CTIs with the CTIs to be used by all US futures exchanges.

11/24/2004

11/26/2004

NYMEX

Listing of Additional Strike prices for the Gold, Silver, Copper, Heating Oil and Natural Gas Option Contracts.

11/24/2004

11/26/2004

CME

Composition of CME X-Fund Index Futures contracts.

11/23/2004

11/23/2004

NYMEX

COMEX Division Rule 4.02(c) 
The amendments provide for trading in the post-close period in ALL futures and option contract months, effective December 1, 2004.

11/23/2004

11/23/2004

HEDGESTREET

Amendment to the HedgeStreet 2004 holiday schedule and adding the HedgeStreet 2005 holiday schedule.

11/19/2004

11/22/2004

HEDGESTREET

Rule 12.1(e), 12.4(f)(i), (n), 12.6(f)(i), (n), 12.7(f)(i), (n) and 12.10(f)(i) 
Amended and defined the name of a Series of Currency Exchange Contracts from Daily Contracts to Spot Contracts. Amendments to existing terms and conditions of the Gold Fixed Payout Contracts by listing Spot Gold Fixed Payout Contracts and the respective Payout Criterion.

11/19/2004

11/19/2004

NYMEX

Listing of Additional Strike Prices for the Gold, Silver, Copper, Heating Oil, Natural Gas and Related Calendar Spread Option Contracts.

11/19/2004

11/19/2004

NYMEX

NYMEX Division Rule 2.75 
New Rule 2.75 outlines the terms and conditions of membership requirements for professional customers placing orders for execution on the NYMEX Dublin trading floor. The amendments change the effective date to November 22, 2004, generally amends the title of the membership from "NYMEX Dublin" to "NYMEX Europe," and additionally makes clear that a sponsor can be an existing NYMEX Europe Permittee.

11/18/2004

11/18/2004

NYMEX

NYMEX Division Rule 2.75 
New Rule 2.75 outlines the terms and conditions of membership requirements for professional customers placing orders for execution on the NYMEX Dublin trading floor. The amended self-certification changes the effective date from immediately to November 19, 2004.

11/18/2004

11/18/2004

NYBOT

By-Law Section 601 
Amendments detail procedures to be followed for amending Exchange rules.

11/18/2004

11/18/2004

CBOT

Rule Number 450.02J 
Categorize the transaction fee rates for CBOE Exercisers making CBOT floor trades while logged onto CBOE's electronic platform.

11/17/2004

11/17/2004

NYMEX

NYMEX Division Rule 2.23 
Effective immediately, the amendments require that a person who is only a holder of a NYMEX Europe Trading Permit and does not otherwise qualify for membership must have, and at all times maintain, twenty-five thousand dollar equity value in a trading account with the qualifying Clearing Member.

11/17/2004

11/17/2004

CBOT

Terminate trading of all contracts months for When-Issued 2-Year Treasury Note futures in which there is no open interest.

11/16/2004

11/16/2004

ONECHICAGO

Contract Specification Supplements No. 1 through 129 to Rule 905 
The delivery months in Contract Specification Supplements No. 1 through No. 129 to Rule 905 (all futures contracts on a single security trading on OneChicago as of the date of this filing) are amended to read that there will be no more than three quarterly and two serial contract months at any point in a calendar year.

11/12/2004

11/15/2004

NYMEX

Listing of Additional Strike Prices for the Gold, Silver and Natural Gas Option Contracts.

11/11/2004

11/12/2004

NYMEX

NYMEX Division rule 6.57 
Effective December 1, 2004, the amendment will provide for trading in the post close period in ALL futures and option contract months.

11/11/2004

11/12/2004

CME

Composition for the November 15, 2004 - November 26, 2004 CME X-Fund Index Futures

11/09/2004

11/10/2004

NYMEX

Listing of Additional Strike Prices for the Gold, Silver, Copper, Heating Oil, Natural Gas and Related Calendar Spread Option Contracts.

11/09/2004

11/09/2004

CME

Rule Numbers – 359A01.C. Minimum Fluctuations, 359A01.E. Exercise Prices, and 557.B. Execution of Orders 
CME intends to list for trading options on the E-Mini NASDAQ 100 futures contract. In addition to this listing, there are three rule amendments regarding the minimum fluctuations, exercise prices, and the Globex order entry quantity limit.

11/05/2004

11/05/2004

NQLX

Notice to Members related to member compliance with financial reporting requirements.

11/04/2004

11/04/2004

NYMEX

Listing of Additional Strike Prices for the Silver, Copper, Heating Oil, Heating Oil Crack, Crude Oil, Natural Gas, Unleaded Gasoline and Related Calendar Spread Option Contracts.

11/04/2004

11/04/2004

CME

Goldman Sachs Commodity Index composition and weights for 2005.

11/02/2004

11/02/2004

NYMEX

Effective November 3, 2004, the amendments pertain to changes in timing and location of WTI-Brent Spread Trading. During the hours that the Dublin trading floor is open (I.e., from 10 AM to 7:30 PM prevailing Dublin time), trading will only take place on the Dublin floor.

11/02/2004

11/02/2004

CFE

115, 406, 411, 414, 419, 510, Policy and Procedure IV. 
Purpose of rule changes is to make CFE rules consistent with the rules of other designated contract markets and CFTC rules and regulations.